Introduction

Here in the United Kingdom, homeowners often purchase two main types of logs.

Those two varieties of wood are oak logs and ash logs. Here at Forestry Firewood, we can supply both types of firewood to your home.

Then, a firewood company has two main ways of reducing the moisture content of logs: seasoning the wood, often in an open barn, or kiln-drying the firewood.

All of our firewood is kiln-dried; in this article, we will explain the benefits of this process.

 

Suitable for use in wood stoves, outdoor fire pits and open fires

A huge range of benefits to choosing kiln-dried firewood is that a company can produce consistent quality firewood.
For example, firewood companies that frequently kiln-dry logs, such as ash firewood, will know how long they need to keep the wood in their kiln.

The time it takes to dry the wood through the kiln drying process depends on the kiln size, the way the company generates the heat, and the type of wood.

We use a bio-mass boiler in our purpose-built kiln.

 

Reducing the moisture

Therefore, kiln-drying logs, whether ask, oak, or any variety of logs, are a perfect way of reducing their moisture content. It allows companies like Forestry Firewood to produce a consistent quality product because they can bake the logs for an extended period, ensuring the moisture content of the logs is significantly reduced.

So, what are the main benefits of purchasing kiln-dried firewood from you:

 

Lower moisture content

The last thing you want to do is try to burn green wood. The reason is that it will massively damage your stove and chimney by causing excessive soot. So we sell kiln-dried firewood instead, which has been dried and had the moisture reduced so that it’s ready to burn.

 

Easier to ignite

Our logs are much simpler to ignite. The reason for this is that by reducing the moisture content of the logs, they are ready to burn. With just a small amount of softwood kindling and fire lighters, you can have your fire up and running in seconds.

As many wood-burning stove owners will know, it can be extremely frustrating if the wood has a high moisture content. It then produces excessive amounts of smoke, damaging the stove and chimney, and it also takes a very long time to ignore the firewood.
This is why we sell only kiln-dried firewood that’s ready to burn.

 

Hotter burn

If you were to purchase wet wood, it would produce a lot of smoke but also a dull burn. The wood may take a long time to burn, and it will not burn that bright, meaning not much heat is generated.

Our kiln-dried logs are entirely different. They produce a fantastic amount of heat, so some customers have switched to using our logs as the only way they heat their homes.

 

Would you like to have our logs delivered?

If you want quality, kiln-dried, top-quality logs delivered to your home or place of business, if you run a pub or restaurant, then why not call us?

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